noun
biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Hesperis
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑family Brassicaceae, ↑mustard family
• Member Meronyms: ↑damask violet, ↑Dame's violet, ↑sweet rocket, ↑Hesperis matronalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.